1999 Ms. Olympia

The 1999 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 2, 1999, in Secaucus, New Jersey, alongside the 1999 Women's Pro Extravaganza. It was the 20th Ms. Olympia competition held.

Prize money

1st - $25,000
2nd - $10,000
3rd - $7,000
4th - $4,000
5th - $3,000
6th - $1,000

'''Total: $50,000'''

Rounds

Round 1 : Judging contestants on balance and proportion.
Round 2 : Focused on muscle size, definition, and overall conditioning, including muscle separation and leanness.
Round 3 : Contestants performed mandatory poses to highlight specific muscle groups.
Round 4 : A choreographed routine to music, emphasizing presentation, creativity, and overall stage presence.

Competitors height &; weight

Lesa Lewis - 5’10”,
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia - 5’9”,
Brenda Raganot - 5’3”,
Tazzie Colomb - 5’7”,
Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls - 5’8”,
Iris Kyle - 5’7”,
Laura Binetti - 5’3”,
Vickie Gates - 5’4”,
Valentina Chepiga - 5’4”,
Laura Creavalle - 5’4”,
Andrulla Blanchette - 5’3”,
Gayle Moher - 5’4”,

Pre-judging

Symmetry round

In this round the judges are looking for the overall muscle balance; that the proportion of muscle is distributed evenly over the bodybuilder's frame.

Brenda Ragonot, Laura Binetti, Andrulla Blanchette, Vickie Gates, Laura Creavalle, Tazzie Colomb, Valentina Chepiga, Gayle Moher, Yaxeni Oriquen, Lesa Lewis, Iris Kyle, Kim Chizevsky
Kim Chizevsky, Iris Kyle, Lesa Lewis, Yaxeni Oriquen, Gayle Moher, Valentina Chepiga, Tazzie Colomb, Laura Creavalle, Vickie Gates, Andrlla Blanchette, Laura Binetti, and Brenda Ragonot

Results

1st - Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls
2nd - Vickie Gates
3rd - Laura Creavalle
4th - Iris Kyle
5th - Lesa Lewis
6th - Tazzie Colomb
7th - Andrulla Blanchette
8th - Laura Binetti
9th - Brenda Raganot
10th - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
11th - Gayle Moher
12th - Valentina Chepiga

Attended

12th Ms. Olympia attended - Laura Creavalle
6th Ms. Olympia attended - Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls
5th Ms. Olympia attended - Laura Binetti
4th Ms. Olympia attended - Vickie Gates
3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Lesa Lewis, Gayle Moher, and Andrulla Blanchette
2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Tazzie Colomb, Valentina Chepiga, and Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
1st Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle and Brenda Raganot
Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Dayana Cadeau, Yolanda Hughes, Chris Bongiovanni, Zdenka Turda, Jacqueline De Gennaro, Jitka Harazimova, Beate Drabing, and Sipka Berska

Notable events

This was Kim Chizevsky's 4th overall and consecutive Olympia win. This was also Kim's last Olympia before she retired from bodybuilding.
This was Iris Kyle's first Olympia she attended.

Rescheduling

The 1999 Ms. Olympia was originally scheduled to be held on 9 October in Santa Monica, California. However, one month before the scheduled date, the IFBB announced that the contest had been cancelled. The main cause was the withdrawal of promoter Jarka Kastnerova for financial reasons, including a low number of advance ticket sales for the 1999 event. The backlash following the announcement led to a flurry of activity, with the contest being rescheduled as part of the Women's Extravaganza in Secaucus, New Jersey, on 2 October. Last minute sponsorship came from several sources, most significantly in the form of $50,000 from Flex magazine.